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The animal act

The animal act
 1927

Medium
brush and ink, wash, gouache and pencil
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Hugh McCubbin, 1960
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
brush and ink, wash, gouache and pencil
Measurements
60.5 × 44.6 cm (comp.) 68.8 × 50.6 cm (sheet)
Inscription
inscribed in brush and ink (in image) l.r.: Will Dyson
inscribed in brush and ink l.c.l.: THE ANIMAL ACT - IF THE POSITIONS WERE REVERSED / "AND, MONKS AND MONKESSES, ALL DONE BY KINDNESS!"
inscribed (inverted) in pencil on reverse l.c.: Editor TableTalk (Talk underlined)
inscribed in pencil on reverse l.c.: T.T. / published / 3/2/27
Accession Number
686.3-5
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Hugh McCubbin, 1960
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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